Photo above: Brittany Pollard, age 11 of Falling Waters, WV, ran tremendously and finished with (left) Brian O'Connor of Montgomery Village, MD in 46:53.

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Off to a Quick Start, Able to Finish Strong
First photo: Andres Wright (39) of Frederick, MD won the race in 33:28. These photos were taken at the turn onto Pooks Hill Road, before mile 2.

Second photo: 24-year-old Aileen Conlon of Gaithersburg, MD flew along the course and landed in first place (36:59) among women.

Third photo: A visitor from Georgia, Mitsuhiro Tsuchida (center, age 36) placed 16th (37:02) in the men's race.

Top Finishers

MALE OPEN Clock Time
  Place Bib    Runner           Age   Hometown         Time
    1  2621 Andres Wright         39 Frederick MD       33:28 
    2  1219 Matias Palavecino     25 Washington DC      33:48 
    3  1809 Daniel Morgan         22 Danville KY        34:01 
    4   498 James Daly            20 Kensington MD      34:40 
    5  3142 James Henry           24 Silver Spring MD   34:51 
    6   308 Tom Banchy            39 Catonsville MD     35:13 
    7  2301 Neal Darmody          16 Gaithersburg MD    35:31 
    8  1971 Mark Torres           31 Washington DC      35:36 
    9    14 Michael Basen         26 New York NY        35:54 
   10  2707 Brad Weiss            32 New York NY        35:54 


FEMALE OPEN Clock Time
    1  3121 Aileen Conlon         24 Gaithersburg MD    36:59 
    2  1168 Martha Nelson         25 Chevy Chase MD     37:20 
    3   909 Marjan Huizing        38 Bethesda MD        40:17 
    4  3393 Elizabeth Feldman     39 Chevy Chase MD     40:39 
    5  2518 Joyce Gearhart        45 Bethesda MD        40:58 
    6   822 Debbie Isen           16 Bethesda MD        41:32 
    7  3116 Emily Conlon          23 Gaithersburg MD    41:40 
    8  2657 Toni Diegoli          28 Arlington VA       42:38 
    9  2726 Ashley Albrecht       21 Gaithersburg MD    42:39 
   10  3263 Charlotte Lawson      19 Washington DC      43:15 

Persistence and the Pursuit of Happiness
First photo: Veteran MCRRC athlete Marjan Huizing (38) ran in her neighborhood and finished third (40:17), one and a half minutes faster than in 2005.

Second photo: Hunks can run, too. Daniel Fowler (center, in tan shirt), age 45 of Bethesda, averaged 7:00/mile pace.

Third photo: Two slim runners stayed ahead of the pack.

Rubbing Elbows with Neighbors and Out-of-Towners
First photo: Clad in an Illinois sweatshirt, Michael Bishop (47) ran around the NIH campus in 51:11.

Second photo: Girls on the road and working up an appetite for the Thanksgiving feast.

Third photo: Firefighters wore red & blue, including (center) Craig Lewis (35) of Alexandria. Teenager Daniel Nowakowski in black (center) finished in 45:49.

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